Name = Matts Mattson Jr.

Dates on Tombstone = 1856 - 1938

Parents = Matts & Kerstin (Olson) Mattson

Name = Matts Mattson

September 28, 1938

Matts Mattson, Old Time Resident, Passed Away

The community was shocked when it was learned that Matts Mattson
had passed away at the Good Samaritan hospital in Fremont at 8:05
Monday morning. He had been taken to the hospital Saturday about
one o'clock, after a sinking spell and accident at his home here
that morning. He had complained of not feeling well Friday
afternoon, so Saturday morning his brother John Mattson went to see
how he was feeling and found him sitting on a chair but still
undressed. He had gotten up and tried to dress, but fell to the
floor. He tried it a second time with the same result. He
succeeded in pulling himself up to the chair, where he was found by
his brother and placed in bed. Dr. Heine of Hooper was called, who
examined him, but was unable to ascertain if any bones were broken
so Wollmer and Warne's ambulance was called and he was taken to the
hospital at Fremont for an X-ray examination, and it was found a
bone in one hip had been broken. Due to his advanced age and his
already weakened condition the shock was too much for him and he
passed away as above stated. Matts Mattson was born in Dalarne,
Sweden, September 30, 1856 and died in Fremont September 26, 1938,
at the age of 81 years 10 months and 26 days. He spent his early
boyhood in Sweden and at the age of 8, he started with his parents,
brother and sisters across the Atlantic Ocean. In those days it
required seven weeks to make the trip. The family arrived in Omaha
in the year 1865 making their home there until they came the
vicinity known as Swaburg in the year 1870, where the greater part
of his life was spent.

After the death of his parents, the most of the time he made his
home in Uehling, the past few years alone in his cottage on Main
Street. Two brothers and four sisters preceded him in death.
Surviving are his brother, John Mattson of Uehling, four nieces and
nine nephews, and 15 grand nephews and nieces and 8 greatgrand
nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held this (Thursday)
afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Congregational church. The pastor,
Mrs. Derelle Barber, will officiate. Wollmer & Warne, Hooper
morticians will be in charge. Interment will be the Baptist
cemetery, south of town.

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The Fremont Tribune

Service is Held for Pioneer of Swaburg Region

Swaburg, Oct. 3. - Funeral services for one of this community's
pioneer settlers, Matts Mattson,Jr., of Uehling, were held Thursday
afternoon from the Congregational church at Uehling with Mrs.
Derelle Barber, as the officiating pastor. Music was furnished by a
quartet composed of John L. Barber, of Oakland, Mrs. Fred Butler,
Miss Rosemary Uehling and Wayne Uehling. Directed by Wollmer and
Warne, of Hooper, burial was in the Baptist cemetery at Swaburg.
Pallbearers were Swan Strand, E. G. Erickson, Matts Anderson,
Andrew Stromquist, Carl Gustafson and Henry Erickson.

Born in Dalarne, Sweden, September 30, 1856, Mr. Mattson who was
almost 82 years of age, died Monday morning at the hospital in
Fremont, where he was taken the previous Saturday, after having
suffered a broken hip in a fall at his home in Uehling. Coming to
the United States with his parents in 1865, the family resided
first in Omaha, and in 1870 they came to Swaburg where they settled
on a homestead. The greater portion of his life was spent in this
community. He saw its development and growth through the years.
After retiring from the farm in Swaburg, Mr. Mattson moved to
Uehling where he spent his declining years.

Besides his parents, two brothers and four sisters preceded him in
death. Surviving are his brother, John Mattson, of Uehling, four
nieces and nine nephews, 15 grand-nieces and nephews and eight
great-grand-nieces and nephews.

Attending the funeral from a distance were Mr. and Mrs. Glenn
Murphy and son, Howard and Mrs. Mathilda Mattson of Fremont.

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The Oakland Independent

Matts Mattson Funeral is Held Was Pioneer of Old Swaburg Community

The funeral of Matts Mattson of Uehling, pioneer settler of
Swaburg, was held Thursday afternoon in the Congregational church
at Uehling, the pastor, Mrs. Derelle E. Barber, of Oakland,
officiating.

A mixed quartet composed of John L. Barber of Oakland, Mrs. Fred
Butler, Miss Rosemary Uehling and Wayne Uehling, sang.

Burial was made in the family lot in the Baptist cemetery in
Swaburg. Pallbearers were Swan Strand, Erick Erickson, Andrew
Stromquist, Carl Gustafson, Henry Erickson and Matts Anderson.

Matts Mattson was born Sept. 30, 1856, in Mora, Dalarne, Sweden,
and passed away at the Lutheran Good Samaritan hospital in Fremont
Sept. 26, having attained the venerable age of 81 years, 11 months
and 26 days.

When eight years of age, he came with his parents to the United
States, the family arriving at Omaha in 1865. In 1870 they
homesteaded at Swaburg, Mr. Mattson's home most of his life.
Several years ago, he purchased a home at Uehling, where he spent
his declining years.

Mr. Mattson had had a partially crippled arm since childhood, the
result of an illness. Several years ago he suffered the loss of
one limb following an accident on the farm here when bitten by an
enraged mule which he was helping treat. On the Saturday preceding
his demise, he fell in his home at Uehling, and suffered a broken
bone in his hip. He could not withstand the shock of this accident
and death came Monday morning.

During his more than three score years' residence in this
community, Mr. Mattson had seen the development and growth of the
country.

A member of a pioneer family, he had a great deal to do with the
building of the Swaburg community.

Mourning his passing are his brother, John Mattson of Uehling, the
last surviving member of the family of sturdy Swedish pioneer
settlers; nine nephews and nieces; fifteen grand nephews and nieces
and eight great grand-nephews and nieces. Besides his parents, two
brothers and four sisters preceded him in death.

Among those attending the funeral from a distance were his niece
Mrs. Glenn Murphy, Mr. Murphy and their son, Howard and Mrs.
Mathilda Mattson, of Fremont.

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Matts Mattson, Junior

Matts Mattson, Junior was born in Mora, Dalarne, Sweden on
September 30, 1856. He was the son of Kerstin (Olson) and Matts
Mattson, Senior. His early childhood was spent in Sweden. In
1865, the family left Sweden and sailed for the United States of
America. This included his parents, and his sisters Carrie, Mary
and Christina and brother Olaf. Christina died during the trip and
was buried in the Atlantic Ocean.

After their seven week trip they arrived in this country. From the
east they traveled with a group of Mormons on their way to Utah.
The Mattson family stopped at Omaha. Brother Olaf died the day
they arrived in Omaha. The family lived in Omaha for five years
during which time John and Christina were born. The father worked
as a mason. The family traveled to Dodge County in about 1870 and
took a homestead of 160 Acres in Logan Township. This land was
later owned by Gus Westergren.

Matts helped his parents on the family farm although he was
partially crippled in one arm from childhood. While helping to
nurse a sick mule, the mule became enraged and bit Matts on the
lower leg. The leg had to be amputated and Matts was fitted with a
wooden leg.

When Matts moved to Uehling from the farm he had a small house on
the north end of Main Street. He suffered a severe fall in this
house and was taken to the Fremont hospital. He died in Fremont on
September 26, 1938. Matts is buried in the Baptist Cemetery south
of Uehling.